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Coral Reefs by Jason Chin. A young girl visits a library and opens a book about coral reefs, and finds herself instantly transported, getting an up-close and personal look at the organisms that live, hunt, and hide there.
Great Estimations and Greater Estimations by Bruce Goldstone (author and illustrator). These colorful books of photos help train the eye and mind to estimate quantities- everything from jellybeans in a jar to a crowd of people in a pool.
Agatha's Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story. Great story for teaching kids about resources, sustainability, and our responsibility to the natural world.

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Coral Reefs: A Journey Through an Aquatic World Full of…
Coral Reefs by Jason Chin. A young girl visits a library and opens a book about coral reefs, and finds herself instantly transported, getting an up-close and personal look at the organisms that live, hunt, and hide there.
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Great Estimations
Great Estimations and Greater Estimations by Bruce Goldstone (author and illustrator). These colorful books of photos help train the eye and mind to estimate quantities- everything from jellybeans in a jar to a crowd of people in a pool.
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Agatha's Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story
Agatha's Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story. Great story for teaching kids about resources, sustainability, and our responsibility to the natural world.
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The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Hav…
The Good Garden: How One Family Went From Hunger to Having Enough by Katie Smith Milway (author) and Sylvie Daigneault (Illustrator). A teacher arrives at Maria Luz’s school in rural Honduras and teaches her how to restore and care for the soil on her family’s small farm. Using the farming practices she learns, like composting and crop rotation, Maria is able to feed her family while also nourishing the soil.
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Even an Octopus Needs a Home
Even an Octopus Needs a Home by Irene Kelly (author and illustrator). A fantastic picture book about animals and their habitats. Intriguing illustrations identify the type of home used by each animal and invite the reader inside.
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Children Just Like Me
Children Just Like Me. Through hundreds of photographs and detailed descriptions of everyday life, kids learn about the homes, schools, customs, families, clothing, and experiences of their peers around the world.
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Children Of The Earth...Remember
Children of the Earth... Remember. Here is a tender lesson of sharing and protecting the Earth, enhanced with stunning artwork. It helps children understand how we are related to other living things.
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Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share
Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share by Molly Bang. This parable about sheep and the Commons where they graze demonstrates the impacts of our daily actions and the value of working together to preserve common ground.
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Farewell to Shady Glade
Farewell to Shady Glade by Bill Peet. A gentle tale about a woodland community that must find a new home when urban development encroaches on their home.
Beatrice's Goat. Based on the true account of one family in Uganda who received aid from Heifer Project International, this inspirational book tells of how a goat changed a family’s life for the better, including enabling the children to attend school. African Books, Teaching Diversity, Critical Literacy, Missions Conference, Inclusive Classroom, Uganda Africa, Mighty Girl, Heartwarming Pictures, Children Books
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Beatrice's Goat
Beatrice's Goat. Based on the true account of one family in Uganda who received aid from Heifer Project International, this inspirational book tells of how a goat changed a family’s life for the better, including enabling the children to attend school.
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The Cod's Tale
The Cod's Tale. This picture book summarizes the story of the Atlantic cod through American history, from its heyday as a leading source of seafood to its depletion from industrial fishing techniques.
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City Green. A young girl named Marcy decides to transform the littered vacant lot in her neighborhood, making the space not only beautiful but useful as well.
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First Earth Encyclopedia (DK First Reference)
First Earth Encyclopedia by Dorling Kindersley.This excellent reference book for young people uses engaging photos, graphs, and maps to explore physical and human geography including human population, ecosystems, natural resources, climate change, and more.
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A Drop Around the World: The Science Of Water Cycles On…
A Drop Around the World by Barbara Shaw McKinney (author) and Michael S. Maydak (illustrator). An “out of sight” journey from Maine to Mumbai, this story follows one raindrop as it touches plant, animal, and human life all around the world. Traveling with Drop, readers will see the world, inside and out, from solid, liquid, and vaporous viewpoints.
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A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman (author and illustrator). Similar to the picture book by Demi used in the activity “Double Take” but set in China, this longer version of the story is written for older elementary students to read.
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If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's P…
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People by David J. Smith (author) and Shelagh Armstrong (illustrator). Using the metaphor of a village of 100 people, the author presents global statistics on demographics, culture, education, lifestyle, and religion that all ages can understand.
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Earth Dance by Joanne Ryder (author) and Norman Gorbaty (illustrator). Artistic prose invites readers to “become” the earth and inspires young students to care for our precious home.
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Diary of a Worm
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin (author) and Harry Bliss (illustrator). A perfect combination of entertainment and earthworm facts- your students will be captivated by the diary entries of this story’s main character, a worm.
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The Curious Garden by Peter Brown. While out exploring, a young boy discovers an abandoned garden atop an old railroad trestle and decides to take care of it, transforming the once dreary place into a beautiful garden. This book is inspired by the true story of the High Line Park, developed on an old railroad structure in New York City.
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Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals and illustrated by Ashley Wolff. A rhyming book that teaches young chefs the ingredients of a compost pile.
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The World’s healthiest nations 2019 Source: Bloomberg Global Health Index.
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In the Mariana Trench, the lowest point in any ocean, every tiny animal tested had plastic pollution hiding in its gut.
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